Marjorie Taylor Greene retweets letter from Capitol riot suspect who said he was 'non violent' but appeared to attack an officer and say he punched his head 5 times

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Marjorie Taylor Greene retweeted the letter of a man charged in the Capitol riot who said he was "non violent."

    But footage and court documents indicated that he assaulted at least one officer on January 6.

    The man also wrote that the body armor he wore on that day was a costume.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia on Saturday retweeted a letter from a man who said he was a "non violent" participant in the Capitol riot on January 6, though footage appeared to show him assaulting an officer that day.

Brad Geyer, a criminal-defense lawyer, had tweeted the letter from Nathaniel DeGrave, who said that he "never assaulted anyone" and that his goal at the Capitol was to film a documentary with his camera crew.

Greene said in her retweet that she would visit the facility where DeGrave was being held. "There are no words," she said. "I will be back at that jail this week."

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Marjorie Taylor Greene retweets letter from Capitol riot suspect who said he was 'non violent' but appeared to attack an officer and say he punched his head 5 times
Matthew Loh
Mon, November 1, 2021, 10:22 AM·2 min read
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks at a news conference about the National Defense Authorization Bill at the U.S. Capitol on September 22, 2021 in Washington, DC
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

    Marjorie Taylor Greene retweeted the letter of a man charged in the Capitol riot who said he was "non violent."

    But footage and court documents indicated that he assaulted at least one officer on January 6.

    The man also wrote that the body armor he wore on that day was a costume.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia on Saturday retweeted a letter from a man who said he was a "non violent" participant in the Capitol riot on January 6, though footage appeared to show him assaulting an officer that day.

Brad Geyer, a criminal-defense lawyer, had tweeted the letter from Nathaniel DeGrave, who said that he "never assaulted anyone" and that his goal at the Capitol was to film a documentary with his camera crew.

Greene said in her retweet that she would visit the facility where DeGrave was being held. "There are no words," she said. "I will be back at that jail this week."

DeGrave wrote that the paramilitary gear and body armor he wore on January 6 were part of a costume for his documentary.

"The surveillance footage shows absolutely no signs of assault, and despite attempts by media companies to get it released to the public, the government has denied it," the letter said.

But videos from insurrection cases collected by ProPublica indicated that DeGrave attacked a Capitol officer after donning a full-face mask.